Dr. Goeres is a Research Professor of Regulatory Science at the Center for Biofilm Engineering, Montana State University (MSU) where she leads the Industrial Associates Program. Dr. Goeres works closely with the US regulatory bodies, and her and her team are responsible for the development and validation of Standard Test Methods for growing, treating, sampling, and analyzing biofilm bacteria that enable for informed decision making at the regulatory level. In this context, she is interested in enhancing industrial and academic partnerships and exploring the regulatory pathways available to take antibiofilm products to market.